Set in Leningrad 1952, this is a gripping and deeply moving portrait of life in post-war Soviet Russia, showing the epic struggle of ordinary people to survive in a time of violence and terror.
Emotionally gripping...ordinary people struggling against a city\'s beautiful indifference, and clinging on for dear life\' }Daily Telegraph{. \'Enthralling.
Set in Leningrad 1952, this is a gripping and deeply moving portrait of life in post-war Soviet Russia, showing the epic struggle of ordinary people to survive in a time of violence and terror